E Mavis Fendrenger hailed from California. (And, yes, her first name is just "E".) Her family had made a fortune mining silver, gold, and zinc. She'd become fascinated with trains. She liked fire. Not that she simply liked burning things; she liked things that had fire, held fire, where somewhat akin to fire. And this would seem to indicate an aversion to, say, water. Because fire and water do not mix. Usually. It is said. But water is part oxygen, part hydrogen. And hydrogen holds fire. It was by way of this odd bit of nature and/or chemistry that E Mavis Fendrenger made the acquaintance of Sir Galmerd Horatio Bladdernut.
Tales of Clabberton #3
It was in those early years of the Industrial Revolution, before the American Civil War, that The Providence took shape in Clabberton. Certain families of note and/or wealth and/or ability relocated to Clabberton in these years. Some say it was simple coincidence, some say it was by design, but these families of distinction did all, one by one, ally themselves with Bladdernut. There was Fendrenger from the west, Crowberry from the north, Twermbly from the south, and all four came to be known collectively as The Providence.
Tales of Clabberton #2
Clabberton crouches very near the mouth of the Troganogan River, there upon the southern shore of Lake Erie. Over the centuries, the lake has produced a good many mishaps and mysteries (most of which have to do with shipwrecks), and Clabberton has witnessed more than its fair share. To wit: the wreck of the schooner [I]Bonifate[/I] in 1792; the wreck of the schooner [I]Drollic[/I] in1799; the wreck of the schooner [I]Ephydriad[/I] in 1804. One of the most notable and, some would say, most influential to Clabberton's future was the wreck of the steamboat [I]Teterrimous[/I] in 1820. This mishap occurred against the tiny mound of rock that lies some 2.3 kilometers off Whats-The-Point Lighthouse. This mound is known as Other Island, and it became the home of the steamboat's owner-captain: Sir Galmerd Horatio Bladdernut.
Tales of Clabberton #1
The town of Clabberton was founded by General M. A. D. Clabber in 1789. The town's original name was Fort Clabber, but during the war of 1812 absolutely no one, on either side, paid any attention to it, so the "Fort" part was taken off the front and a "Town" part put on the back. Clabber Town lasted until 1903, when its one and only mention in a New York newspaper printed its name as Clabberton. This name caught on for some reason (possibly because the folk figured a New York newspaper knew what was best) and in a few short months all the signs were changed – though it is said that somewhere down Drab Dairy Road a "Clabber Town" sign still exists, maybe near the old buckeye tree named Wilford.
Release Date
April 3rd, 2018 - Night of the Shrub Part 1 arrives on Steam.
